C turning three was a mayhem. This is a period what many would call ‘threenager’. They have highly volatile emotions which are often so big and intense and strong. They are triggered by the tiniest change and event. They are full of self and it’s all about me! They start to develop their own ideas, doing… Continue reading Turning Three Years Old

Traveling with young children, though enjoyable, throws them off their routine that they are used to back at home. There might be (long) waiting time during meals and various attractions. Parents also need to survive the flight there and back: hours being confined in a space. In view of pockets of waiting time , I… Continue reading 5 Screen-Free Activities On The Go (in Japan)

Both the little humans enjoy the farm stay during the family holiday in Australia so much that we are riding on their interest for our next theme of home learning activities: farm. We usually kick start each learning unit with reading. It helps to set the context and get the kids interested without breaking away… Continue reading Books about Farm II

We (meaning the husband and C) found a caterpillar while gardening and boy, I must say this little creepie crawlie is God-sent. I decided to take a break from the alphabet to concentrate on packing and unpacking when we were preparing to move last year, and came this caterpillar (or catelela as C calls it).… Continue reading Butterfly – A Mini Unit

I am a fan of Japanese kid’s lit. Nope I don’t and can’t read Japanese but there are many translated versions available in the market. It so happened that most of ours are translated to Chinese. Yay to good quality Chinese books! These titles are such a delight to read because they often have a… Continue reading Our Favourite Japanese Kid’s Lit

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” How true and wise are the words of Dr Suess! Call it occupational hazard, the husband and I see each family travel as a learning journey with our little humans. It often makes a… Continue reading Books About Japan

And finally the last instalment for Letter A: Airport and Aeroplanes We spent so long working on Letter A because I prepared an extensive resource pack with our toys and materials while the rest are all packed for the move. We brought learning out of home and went to the airport to watch aeroplanes fly… Continue reading A for Airport, Aeroplanes